The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-20
Weekly News Summary.

THE Salvation Army began work on Lyn-
donville last week.
REV. GEORGE w. BROOKS is supplying the
pulpit of the Congregational church at Fair
Haven.
THE Buemond saughter-house at West
minister was burned recently, causing loss
of 81 200.
JOHN MCILvAIN, well-known passenger
conductor on the Central Vermont railroad,
has gone West.
THREE pulpits will be vacant in Benning-
ton this fall, requiring the procurement OF
three ministers.
Mr.. AND Mrs. e. A. DUNToN have taken
possession of the depot restaurant at WHITE
River Junction.
A. c. SHAW, the oldest man in Castleton,
is dead, aged eightS-six He was cousin
of Josh Billings.
A TRAMP giving his name as Charles De-
we're of Montreal was arrested for breaking
into the Highgate depot
DIR. CALVIN WOODWARD, for many years
prominent physician in Danville, is dead,
at the age of about sixty.
JOHN b. AVER, a farmer of st. Johnsbury,
died in vomiting fit Friday night. He was
apparently well just before.
A son of James Carroll of West Rutland,
eight years old, was drowned in small
brook Sunday while bathing.
IRVING o. PALMER of the last class at
Colby University, Waterville, Me, has been
elected principal of Derby Academy
BEEMAN BROTHERS of Swanton have just
completed a new factory for their buckle
works and will move in in a few days.
TENTS are getting thick at Highgate
Springs, parties from Montpelier ana other
localities having settled down there for
camp life.
Miss MABEL GooDsPEED of Montgomery,
who was soon to be married to Boston
gentleman, died suddenly in that city
Wednesday of last week, aged twenty-five
THE medical department of the University
of Vermont graduated class of tifty-three
Monday. The annual address was de-
livered by Hon. j. w. Patterson of New
Hampshire.
Mrs. BRONSON of Bellows Falls, about
seventy-fve years of age, attempted to COM
NIT suicide by cutting her throat, but only
inflicted slight cash. She was crazed by
opium-eating.
NEW weekly paper, called the Rutland
County Recorder and published by the Rut-
land Publishing, Company, will make its
debut July 30. Mr.. Frank w. Redfield will
assume the editorship.
A HUGE bonfire built under the " Nose y
on Mansfield Mountain Friday night was
visible over large section of country and
presented a most brilliant appearance, like
a star of the first magnitude.
Two houses, barn, blacksmith shop and
upwards of 100000 feet of lumber were
burned in Peacham the 18th. The property
was mostly owned by George b. Hatch OF
Newbury; partially insured.
PATENTS have been granted recently tC
Vermonters as follow f. II. Parker of Bur
lington, mast-arm for electric light; Charles
G. Gilmore of Swanton, suspenders: Il. Z
Corser of st, Adams, overalls.
THE Peoples Journol is the name OF the
new weekly paper started in Rutland under
the auspices of the Knights of Labor. 1t is
an notwithstanding sheet, and the frs
number shows enterprise and ability
CHARLES BUZzELL of st. Vital, p. O., the
cook for company of log-drivers, was
drowned in the Connecticut river at Brat
tleboro Monday, while attempting to cross
on log He was about twenty years old.
WESLEY METcALF of Williston was Sc
verely injured last week by the oVerturnins
of load of hay, one tine of a fork which
was on the load entering his body and pene
trating to the depth of twelve or tifteer
inches.
The annual reunion of the Windsor
County Veterans Association will be held
at Chester August "a. Governor Ormsbee
and many other prominent men will be
present and ten or more bands will be il
attendance.
THEODORE DOYLE, about thirty years old
from Albany n. Y, fell Monday sevent,
feet from the top of the iron bridge nov
being built over West river at Brattleb bore
anu was in a:oaS Aiiio' ii' io"'o'
"hovnoi anu 'io'oi'
1HE VIII ol tne iate Juuge roIanu i iiT'
probate court at Hyde Park 1t provide
for no public requests, the property all bein
left to his family. 1t is said that his estat
VIII settle ior 9ooo'oOo'
THE grist-mill of w. b. johnson at Esse.
Junction was entered by burglars the othe
night and hole was drilled in the SAT
door and the door blown oil. About Sl5O 1
money was taken ana also tih ooX cor
tanning Valuaoie papers
Mrs. ADRIAN FLOWER of Pownal wen
into the barn of her husband to give hors
some water when the horse suddenly spran
upon her, trampling her down, seriously il
juring her side, cutting open her head an
breaking leg. She lies in critical cond
ton.
THE nineteenth animal session of tn
American Philololopical Association wa
held in the Billings Library of the Universit
of Vermont last week. A large number {
eminent philologists from all parts of til
country were in attendance. A number
papers of instructive interest were read
Two Government AGENTS have been throne
Nawnort sanding hack Frenchmen and of he
fora;dnars Who ore NOT domiciled in tb,
mart If tho state II il sunnosed To he Il or
hU orjar Of the president under new Ia
nassad at the last session of congress-. or
farmer in Coventry had three men take
away in one dav,